Respect Elders

One of the basic lessons of our childhood days is ‘respect your elders’ . Why we ask ? Most of the time this question received vague answers like its good manners , I am elder so you should listen to me and the best and most confusing one is because they are elders ! Does being born before someone entitles you the respect of younger generation ? As kids we were taught things that conflicted like respect everyone but don’t answer back , be humble and always stand tall , stand your ground but don’t fight . There is a delicate balance where we have to act in way that accomplishes both the above targets with one arrow. This article is for those in their late teens and above . Now that we ourselves are in this age , as young adults , that respecting elders is as complex and just as simple . Lets see some of the reasons why we should do respect elders.